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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Segment Information (Operations By Lines Of Business) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2017	Jun. 25, 2016	Jun. 24, 2017	Jun. 25, 2016	Sep. 24, 2016
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	$ 984,397,728	$ 957,177,645	$ 2,913,308,035	$ 2,832,603,557
Total income from operations	29,663,975	31,864,964	86,882,271	96,623,387
Total assets	1,706,062,266		1,706,062,266		$ 1,686,478,299
Elimination of intercompany receivable [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total assets	(1,623,000)		(1,623,000)		(2,415,000)
Grocery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	341,442,000	337,030,000	1,044,531,000	1,046,616,000
Non-foods [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	212,322,000	207,575,000	625,890,000	608,601,000
Perishables [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	265,828,000	257,799,000	770,350,000	753,027,000
Gasoline [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	129,569,000	120,347,000	366,175,000	321,049,000
Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	949,161,000	922,751,000	2,806,946,000	2,729,293,000
Total income from operations	25,350,000	28,031,000	74,947,000	84,669,000
Total assets	1,574,392,000		1,574,392,000		1,555,319,000
Other Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	35,237,000	34,427,000	106,362,000	103,311,000
Total income from operations	4,314,000	$ 3,834,000	11,935,000	$ 11,954,000
Total assets	$ 133,293,000		$ 133,293,000		$ 133,574,000